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Sep 7, 10:45 PM
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HOSHINA COMING IN AT THE END WITH THE ASSIST OF THE CENTURY!
I FREAKING LOVE THIS SHOW BRO!
Sep 8, 2:57 AM

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Study session
Man yorita gives me suo vibes from wind breaker

Waguri san's birthday is coming.
I propose a huge cake lol
Sep 8, 4:28 AM

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What a nice calm episode this one was.

Honestly I cant believe its already been 10 FREAKING WEEKS already!

The show so far has not hit the obvious snags that a lot of romance shows have. And if it did it (the show) would resolve it within the same episode almost. I am honestly loving the character development of Rintarou and how waguri is effecting him in a postive manner. Only for him to fall head first for her. But She's obviously just being herself, and the same with him, which waguri likes. <- those plot points are obvious but I wanted to highlight the unakward incounters these two have had with each other, the clear goals they have for each other, and the poeple around them is shown thorugh their acts and GOD its like watching two ripple effects being effected by each others positive nature.

Honestly, the one bad awkward encounter I would assume would play out would be Waguri's school grades dropping but that was all because she's distracted. But that seems to not be playing out. I am not very familiar with smooth sailing romance animes. I am honestly going to go out of my way to look for more of them if they are built the same way.

And another thing is how FREAKING NICE the rest of the cast is. Or well the main once. the others kinda, sort feel abit flat.

Rating time:

Plot: 10/10
exams, goals for summer

Theme: 10/10
Rintarou's cute, reaction every time waguri is mentioned

Character: 10/10
Yeah, I like Rintarou's friends they're very sweet

Ost: 10/10
unbareably calming

OverAl: 10/10
NICE!


ANYWAY, thats all I got for this week AND WE ONLY GOT 2 MORE WEEKS LEFT

IM GONNA MISS THIS SHOW SO MUCH! 😭😭

BYEE
@Huperchild I think we actually have THREE more episodes for a total of 13, so you get an unexpected extra week/episode! Yay!
Sep 8, 10:55 AM
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it was more calm than the other episodes, but the end was like modric on prime
Sep 8, 2:00 PM

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Shouhei really is the definition of act before thinking, like man he's gonna get himself in trouble one day the clumsy mf very blunt asking Rintarou about him and Kaoruko but hell I guess they were all curious.

W Subaru at the end giving the assist to Rintarou though with the birthday drop
Sep 8, 2:17 PM

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Cringe and boring, I should have dropped this after the first episode.
Sep 8, 4:00 PM
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Not as great as the last one but still pretty good, I do enjoy watching all of the characters hang out as friends, there were some good bits throughout, especially the close encounter between Kaoruko and Rintaro, it wasn’t crazy or anything but I like seeing Rintaro get more and more infatuated with Kaoruko. Also lol Saku sucks and teaching but is really smart otherwise, that’s tough.

Bowling bit was good too, it was a bit of a rehash of the baseball game stuff but I liked the moment with Yorita, he brought Rintaro’s mojo back and got the win in the bowling competition, bro is a ruthless one when he wants to be. And hey we got summer break coming up, including Kaoruko’s birthday, sounds pretty promising but let’s see how it goes.
Sep 8, 5:20 PM
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Ep fantastic, that smile...
Sep 8, 9:52 PM

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And for the second week in a row, this manga shows us that even a secondary character can greatly influence how the story flows toward a result in such a natural and harmonious way, seriously, each chapter is more and more enjoyable than the last.
Sep 8, 10:27 PM

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Gotta love getting my weekly dose of peak wholesome romance.

It's like a balm for the soul.

3 more episodes left to enjoy.

Sep 8, 10:36 PM

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another week, another terribly weak quality in visuals
Sep 9, 11:29 AM

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First part in the restaurant was nice, second part with the boys-only bowling was a bit boring.
Sep 9, 2:28 PM

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everything about this epiosde was good but sucks they didn't added the scene where Rintaro and Yorita see Waguri and other Kikyo girls in the bowling place it could have been a nice scene to watch in animation <3
~iska
Sep 9, 3:04 PM

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Sep 2019
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why does all the boys in this anime MUST act like gay boyfriends? I can't stand this, the way the male characters talk to each other is gayer than being gay
Sep 9, 3:36 PM

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I love the reunions between friends in this anime, they're so sweet and genuine. Whether it's with Kaoruko and Suburu, or Rintarou's class going bowling, these moments really bring back nostalgic memories of having fun with my friends in high school.

Wow, Yorita could be a ruthless villain, but luckily he's on Rintarou's side. And what a great friend he is, supporting Rintarou in all his uncertainty about what it would mean to start dating Kaoruko. Definitely a great friend.

Great assist from Suburu, he really excelled at telling Rintarou about Kaoruko's birthday, I'm so excited for what might happen!
Sep 9, 3:50 PM

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Just become a lover already XD
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Sep 9, 5:12 PM

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I really like these episodes where Rintaro interacts with his friends, it's so good to see them together, this beach arc is so good
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Sep 10, 7:45 PM

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30/100 as passing mark and these kids still struggle to pass their exams. I just can't, man.

Solid episode focused on the boys. Rintarou blushing like a tomato was quite the sight and Yorita being all understanding at the end was lowkey sweet asf.
Sep 11, 8:28 AM
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the smart cool types ship has sailed

just leave Usami to me frfr

no but srsly, the author just released this year a steamy bl, and i honestly think the cast cluld use an non normative ship by the end of the series
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SouthRzVa said:
30/100 as passing mark and these kids still struggle to pass their exams. I just can't, man.

Solid episode focused on the boys. Rintarou blushing like a tomato was quite the sight and Yorita being all understanding at the end was lowkey sweet asf.

i tought the same but from what i understood, the grade becomes passing when they add the assignments and participation criteria. 30/100 must be the minimum so the exam is considered valid? not sure. can also be due to an average of various exams that must be positive and the reason why they are holding lots of sheets together.

in japan the passing grade is usually 60/100 but the frame for their grades is rly detailed so i dont think its a mistake, likely some cultural diference we are not rly into...
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Hoshina is about to pull of the greatest wingman move of humanity. The hype for next episode is real1
"Like rowing a boat, we enter the future backwards. All we see are scenes of the past, and no one can control the views of tomorrow" - Wit Studio
Sep 12, 4:48 AM

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Revision with good company is equal to having a great result at the exam! I can't wait to see the choice of Rintaro for the birthday gift hihi
Sep 13, 7:58 AM

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boys will be boys will be boys will be boys
Sep 13, 11:10 AM
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It is nice to watch this one!! I am so bored and I watch this anime, and I am more bored now!! Just watch this at x5 speed and you are good to go!
Sep 13, 6:26 PM
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The study session was cute; glad they all passed :)
Sep 14, 2:06 AM

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Definitely the funniest episode so far. Especially the moment where Saku works on one of Kikyo's school math problems, and then he tries to explain it to Subaru and Kaoruko.
Sep 14, 2:37 AM
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I just notice that there's one guy in the classroom that look even more dangerous than Rintaro, sadly I'll never get to know his name because he's not even in the bowling group, which mean he's even outside the outer ring of character.
Sep 14, 3:53 AM
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At least, he smiles a lot more now.
Sep 14, 7:09 AM
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goooooooooooooooood
Sep 14, 7:06 PM

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Another "too-faithful" 1:1 adaptation that didn't elevate the manga at all, I fear. Visually, it's also the least appealing of the romance trio this season.

This season's hype upset me a lot.
Sep 15, 12:05 AM
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Ooooo they're starting to catch his feelings👀
Sep 16, 10:44 AM

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Yeah Rintaro it's pretty obvious that you're into Kaoruko probably as much as she is into you, and if anything I'm surprised that he was surprised that everyone around them already knew lol. Also, it's cool that Subaru let Rintaro know Kaoruko's birthday as I'm sure that she would not have told him and on that note I'm curious as to what he'll do.

Side note, free lunches are always great especially after winning a bet (free drinks too for that matter).
Sep 18, 9:05 AM
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it simply amazing. best anime of the year
Sep 18, 9:05 AM
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it simply amazing. best anime of the year
Sep 23, 10:54 AM
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that was so nice of hoshino, letting him know in advance
Sep 23, 1:01 PM
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This was a fun episode!

I thought the study session with the group was cool. We got to see a different dynamic, with more interaction between Subaru and the boys.

Also, I enjoyed the whole bowling part. Rintaro and Ayato's discussion was really sweet. I thought it was both funny and heartwarming.
Sep 29, 9:42 AM
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It's time to make memories during the summer break! But yeah Rintarou's friends are still the best, and now he NEEDS to have his solo time with Kaoruku for her birthday that would be awesome!!
Sep 29, 8:43 PM

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Yorita Ayato solo'd all those delinquents, then was the only guy to wash his hands when over at his friends house. Now with these latest friendship building scenes he's one of the MVP of the show for sure.
Sep 30, 11:31 PM

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Yorita's such a good friend
Oct 3, 2:18 PM
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it just gets better
Oct 6, 1:09 PM
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Dec 2021
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amazing, beautiful, wholesome, cute, and yes.
Oct 26, 1:29 PM
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I cried when the teacher started talking about high school years. I had to drop out because of family and mental health emergency a years ago and it was really heartwarming but made me so sad. I felt like I was missing out :(

I love the improvements in their studying, it's great character building for everyone! We keep learning new things about each character.

I REALLY like Natsusawa and Yorita. Yorita has that nice but scary part to him that makes you think he could kill someone if he wanted to. Natsusawa's personality is a perfectionist that's usually stone cold but secretly very sensitive and he seems to be easily embarrassed which is so cute.

I'm excited to see what Rinta gets Kao for her birthday!!!!
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